Nutritional impact: Chad - Sorghum - 2022


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Chad Male, 9-13 years, Chad
Number of people's
annual nutritional requirements lost
% of population
nutritional requirements lost
Number of people
in focal group’s annual nutrient requirements lost
% of focal group population’s
annual nutritional requirements lost
Energy 322,217,566,065 kcal 394,119 - 386,340 36.5
Carbohydrate 59,104,443 kg 462,678 - 453,546 42.8
Protein 9,835,129 kg 853,761 - 984,852 93.0
Fat 3,091,041 kg 123,458 - 121,293 11.5
Fibre, total dietary 9,273,122 kg 815,248 - 794,180 75.0
Calcium, Ca 22,480 kg 74,583 - 55,991 5.3
Iron, Fe 3,466 kg 1,021,316 - 1,072,893 101.4
Zinc, Zn 1,677 kg 501,195 - 468,732 44.3
Folate, total 27.2 kg 284,174 - 297,684 28.1
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.937 kg 5,620 - 5,767 0.545
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 - 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Chad -
Total population - Chad;
Male, 9-13 years
1,058,532

2018 population estimates; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.


Sorghum: production - Chad, 2022 832,846,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Chad, 2022 93,667,897 kg

Data version 2.19.3